Alonso knew about Singapore crash - Piquet Snr

For the first time, Fernando Alonso has been implicated as being part of
the Nelson Piquet 'crash-gate' scandal.
Piquet's famous father and namesake is quoted by the Spanish newspaper
Diario Sport as suggesting the Spanish racer "knew...

For the first time, Fernando Alonso has been implicated as being part of
the Nelson Piquet 'crash-gate' scandal.

Piquet's famous father and namesake is quoted by the Spanish newspaper
Diario Sport as suggesting the Spanish racer "knew everything" about the
deliberate crash in Singapore last year.

The crash triggered the safety car and activated Alonso's unusual low-fuel
strategy. The 27-year-old went on to win the race but at Monza last weekend
he denied he knew about the allegations until news of the scandal broke.

FIA president Max Mosley also said at Monza that there is no information
that Alonso knew about the deliberate crash.

"If you are 15th on the grid at a street circuit, there is no point going
out with no fuel. At most you will pass three cars and after your last stop
you stay where you are. It's a senseless strategy," the Brazilian former
triple world champion added.

Bernie Ecclestone, the F1 chief executive and a close ally of Renault team
boss Flavio Briatore, was also quoted by the Spanish newspaper.

The 78-year-old reportedly said: "Nelson told me that he is going to do
everything he can to destroy Briatore."